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Soundman
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This is with TMO and RSRD. During the Battle of Guadalcanal I got flash traffic that indicated that there would be as many of three convoys heading into Rabaul, so I high-tailed it over to the blue-water bay just outside of the port to wait for them. I must have been picked up on long-range rader because I was being probed by Jap air recon fairly regularly. After about 12 hours of waiting I picked up another air contact. However, instead of flying a search pattern over my location, this plane vectored for the port.
Curious, I watched him fly a circle or two around the port when all of a sudden a gray "sunk" icon pops up on the map. I hop to external cam and zoom over to the port and find to my delight an American bomber completely owning the port: ![]() ![]() ![]() In a few minutes he starts sweeping the shore batteries, too. I'm not sure exactly how bombers are modeled, but he's apparently executing a high-level bombardment with a cannon-like weapon, firing high-velocity, explosive shells, almost like an AC130. ![]() Then he rolls over and easily destroys the DD that was patrolling the entrance to the port: ![]() ![]() Bizarre encounter, and I sure am glad he's on my side! |
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Let's Sink Sumptin' !
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Rabaul being reduced to rubble again. That's a PBY Catalina recon plane. Not exactly a bomber anymore by WW2 standards, but I guess they could still be one in a pinch, provided there are no fighters about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBY_Catalina |
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Let's Sink Sumptin' !
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The next day the convoy I was waiting on wandered through, two merchants and two escorts. I managed to attack both merchants at the same time, sinking one and crippling the other. I'll upload the video later. |
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Sonar Guy
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I have had that happen to me near the 'Canal as well- I was stalking a convoy coming down the slot when a horde of SBD's and Wildcats descended on the convoy, sinking or crippling all my targets. I managed one merchie out of 8 or so that I was stalking. Very entertaining to watch, though.
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Ocean Warrior
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great series of screen shots!!
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Convicted Ship Killer
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Yep... ditto. Same thing happened to me at Rabaul... but since I was using RFB alone the allied planes were B-26s... and there was a whole bunch of them.
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